At the Green Cities Florida Conference last week, a 21 year old Finance Major asked how to get a green job when he graduated. He really didn’t know what sustainability was and hadn’t read anything on climate change, sustainability, etc. Our advice to him was: (more…)
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Another way to a green job
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Recently, I came across NET IMPACT (netimpact.org). I was blown away by their vision, their network, their tools and best practices, and that they involve student members and professional members. As many of you have heard, one of the ways to a green job is through volunteering. However, it can be hard to find volunteer opportunities that can impact climate change or reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in the community. Is I do, Net Impact believes in the power of business and its employees. (more…)
Green Cities Florida conference uses open space technology
Thursday, May 28th, 2009I attended the Green Cities Florida Conference here in Orlando this week. There were some very good sessions and a turning of the switch of a 1 Megawatt solar array atop the Orange County Convention Center. This solar array is now the largest solar array in the Southeast. We also christened the Orange County, FL Climate Education Center. I was impressed with the people attending for their commitment and passion, especially those leading the conference. I was more than disappointed with our state government leaders who had nothing to say and clearly weren’t thinking about how they could leverage our complex systems to bring about change. More to follow on that. (more…)
Systems thinking blog — our energy system traps (part 2)
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009Our energy system actually exhibits three kinds of system traps or archetypes. The first is Tragedy of the Commons in two ways:
- No one is managing the atmosphere, so everyone is free to pollute. Everyone keeps polluting until some kind of management of the commons, our atmosphere, is put in place. (more…)
Systems thinking introduction and our energy system (part 1)
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Humans are linear thinkers and event focused. Our focus on events is natural and fed by the media that provides event after event, usually giving no context of time or quantity. The complex systems of our energy structure do not behave linearly. Broad understanding of systems thinking is pivotal to accelerating the deployment of renewable energies, energy efficiencies, and lifestyle change. The public is perfectly capable of understanding the concepts of systems thinking. However, I am not sure any of us understand the lifestyle sacrifices we have to make to fulfill our moral obligations to the planet and humanity. (more…)
